Boost for Highgate and Muswell Hill eruv as third council gives go-ahead

Since the launch of the pioneering North-West London eruv 20 years ago, a further 12 eruvim have been established under the auspices of the United Synagogue and the London Beth Din.

Highgate Synagogue’s Rabbi Nicky Liss said the proposed eruv has been many years in the pipeline. “There were a couple of technical halachic difficulties we had to resolve. Then Covid slowed down everything.”

One feature of the eruv, he added, would be its inclusion of the Whittington Hospital, making it easier for families to visit patients on Shabbat.